By Marfy Goodspeed in Bodine Family, Case, Delaware Township, Dilts, Ent Family, Featured, Holcombe, Sandy Ridge 1 Comment Tags: land titles
Once again, I return to Egbert T. Bush’s article, “Sandy Ridge Long a Farm Community.” He wrote:
By Marfy Goodspeed in Bodine Family, Butterfoss, Delaware Township, E. T. Bush, Featured, Historians Revisited, Hunt, Sandy Ridge 5 Comments
This post is a return to Egbert T. Bush’s article “Sandy Ridge Long a Farm Community,” the first half of which was published last month (“Sandy Ridge, part four.”) Today I resume with Mr. Bush’s description of a small lot on Sandy Ridge Road, where once stood a house that is now long gone. (Block 54 Lot 10).
By Marfy Goodspeed in Featured, Flemington, Hunterdon County No Comments Tags: architecture, local government, politics
Observers of Hunterdon history on Facebook have called our attention to the anniversary of the fire that destroyed the Hunterdon County Courthouse on February 13, 1828. This inspired me to look at the Hunterdon Gazette for 1828 to see how people reacted to this disaster.
By Marfy Goodspeed in Featured, Hunterdon County, Lambertville, Other Sources 7 Comments Tags: architecture, houses, land titles, maps, portraits
Last Sunday, I gave a talk to the Lambertville Historical Society about how to research one’s property in Hunterdon County, with a special focus on Lambertville. It was a great group of people, and I got a chance to appreciate how awesome old photos look when projected on an enormous screen. It was also nice to show many more pictures than I can reasonably do on this blog.
By Marfy Goodspeed in Bodine Family, Butterfoss, Delaware Township, E. T. Bush, Ent Family, Featured, Historians Revisited, Sandy Ridge, Sharp 2 Comments Tags: early settlers, houses, land titles, proprietors
This article continues my exploration of the neighborhood of Sandy Ridge by presenting the first half of Egbert T. Bush’s article “Sandy Ridge Long a Farm Community.” There could be no better expert on the subject than Mr. Bush, who lived in Sandy Ridge for many years and taught at the old Vandolah School.
By Marfy Goodspeed in Delaware Township, E. T. Bush, Fauss, Featured, Historians Revisited, Holcombe, Hunt, Rittenhouse, Sandy Ridge, Vandolah 1 Comment
This is a continuation of Egbert T. Bush’s article, “Old Headstones and Headlines,” which focused on the neighborhood of Sandy Ridge.1
By Marfy Goodspeed in Delaware Township, Dilts, E. T. Bush, Featured, Historians Revisited, Hunt, Larison, Sandy Ridge, Vandolah, Wolverton 3 Comments Tags: cemeteries, churches, early settlers
This is my second article on the neighborhood of Sandy Ridge in Delaware Township. The previous article was written by Jonathan M. Hoppock in 1905 (and heavily annotated by me.) Today’s article was written by Egbert T. Bush, over 25 years later.
By Marfy Goodspeed in Butterfoss, Delaware Township, Featured, Historians Revisited, Hunt, J. M. Hoppock, Larison, Sandy Ridge, Vandolah 7 Comments
This past fall, an application was prepared to create a Sandy Ridge Historic District in Delaware Township. This area is full of interesting properties, with the old Sandy Ridge Baptist Church standing at its center.
By Marfy Goodspeed in Brookville, Butterfoss, Delaware Township, E. T. Bush, Featured, Historians Revisited, Sandy Ridge 2 Comments Tags: early settlers, farming
This is an excerpt from an article by Egbert T. Bush, called “Brookville and Up the Hollow.” Most of that article focuses on the neighborhood of Brookville near Route 29. This excerpt involves an incident that took place closer to Sandy Ridge, so it seemed better to present this part on its own. The rest of the article will be published next month.
